Sector: Hedge funds

Candidate blog: It now seems that only Chinese hedge funds can offer career salvation

Until recently I had hardly heard of anyone getting an employment contract from a hedge fund, let alone a China-focused one, but all of a sudden many people around me in Hong Kong are making the move. An ex-colleague in the market data industry was approached by a recruitment agency and landed a job in [...]

By Anonymous, 14 September 2011 • 0 comments

The Returnee: The four best backgrounds to have if you want a buy-side job in China

Want to break into the buy side in China? If you have one of these four backgrounds, I think you’re most likely to succeed. Investment banking If hedge funds and private equity firms can’t poach from competitors, candidates with an investment banking background are the first substitutes. Job responsibilities such as modelling, pitching to clients, [...]

By The Returnee, 22 March 2011 • 0 comments

Dispatches: Asian hedge fund managers are missing out

Asian hedge fund managers are missing out on the cash flooding into the world’s fastest- growing region, leading some to close funds or defer new offerings. (Bloomberg) China’s securities regulator will review on Friday the proposals by China Construction Bank and Bank of China to sell new shares to their shareholders, the China Securities Regulatory [...]

By eFinancialCareers Singapore, 19 October 2010 • 0 comments

Dispatches: Why it’s hard to get holidays in China

Liu Chao had been looking forward to traveling during the National Day holidays for a long time. Yet she had to turn down a friend’s request to go to Shanghai together because her company had arranged for her to meet customers in Beijing during the week-long holidays. Just like many other 30-year-olds, Liu stayed on [...]

By efinancialcareers.hk, 5 October 2010 • 0 comments

Daily Dispatches: Soros sets up in Hong Kong

Soros Fund Management, the US$25bn hedge fund firm founded by billionaire George Soros, plans to open an office in Hong Kong. (The Standard) Investment bankers are looking forward to a slew of new deals in Singapore and the rest of Asia this year. (Asia One) New York boutique investment bank I-Bankers Securities plans to use [...]

By eFinancialCareers Singapore, 15 January 2010 • 0 comments